The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1887-06-27
TELECRApRlC News.
The GGULD III eLEkE FaRE.


Uncertainty as TO the Fate or fhe Iss.
prisonei Misers--sixiy Packed Men
working 10 Rescne Thea-ktxhteen
kees Of Hard k0ck 10 Penetrate.
vIRGIsIA, Nsy... Juns Gas and
smsks have entirely ceased issuing from
the Gould, il Garry shaft indicating that
the fire, if not entirely extinguished, IS
merely smolderng IN the cid timbers
cayea dawn on tho door Of the station
on tue | 800 level. -
Cages with men were dropped below
the 800 level yesterday. No attempt
TO extingulsh the lie vii ID made uutll
the men on the 500 level are rescued
dead or alive. the dritt which Is being
run lrom.the Con. TAI. & Va. mine on
the / 500 level tos-s-aea them IS about
fifteen fset south - "a. bottom oil tue
l6 loot winze sunk to the level OF the
po,ut where the uisD are conhaed In the
Best & Belchsr. The material through
which they are drifting is bard poTphyry
tonga as steel. IL 10 anticipated that
abe connsc .ion W II bc made somstime
to-day, as there ST II remain about is
feet 30 make the connection. When
the drift is az ssncsd a few teet further
he!e b, = DusIe, IN drill ust ten feetlong wili
be sent through tbe intervening ~aii SO
khat If the nirI are stiII alive they eau be
communicated With. There are 6Upcked
men selected from the most experienced
miners on the lode forming the rescuing
party. They are divided into three sight
hour shifts. Two burleigh drills oper
l. "A mo
holes for blasting With this force
unprecedented speed IN driving has been
attained, and II the connection ID made
by this afternoon they VIII have accom-
plshed a feat III dhVing and sinking
through hard gr0and never eQutlied IN
the annals o; mluing. Opinions among
miners are ABOUT equally divided IN spec
ulatIng on the chsuces ot the Imprisoned
men beius found awe, A stream oil cold
water and bountifnl supply OF fresh AR
IA being Continually sens into the mine by
the poweiful surface air compressor
which is kept running at such high rate
Of spsed that ii is necessary to keep jet
of cold wa er poit' ing oo the journals TO
keep them from heating. The air and
water sen. into the mine is forced through
a fcar-inch wrought iron pipe, extending
into tue face OF tue drift. As thus pipe
was not broken off by tbs oasipg OF the
shaft timbers. there Is a strong prooabiI-
ity that the men imprisoned on the l3o0
level will be found alive The Tact that
they give no sign of vitality by signaling
20 their rescusrs Is not considered posi-
tive evidence of their being dead. Iney
k.ow that every effort to reach them IS
being made, aud as they are experienced
miuers, they know that IN order TO sur
yive until rescoed they must take every
prec.utiou against decreasing their sitsl'
sty by exhaustius their strength IN sig
pals. In this they are pursuing the sams
aactic. as did the Miners lmpri soned on
the 240O lavel in the Alta. These were
confined in drift four days. but after
.h. first q hours no signals we're gwen
by them. and all hopes OF rescuing them
alive we're shandonef
The funerals of four of the victims OF
the disaster took place yesterday after
noon and were largely attended. ms
procession to the Cemetery was headed
by1O0 IMMERSION foot.
A relief committee II raise tund Tor
the benefit az the families OF the victims
of the fire Was organized last eyenine
bv the most PROMINENT residents oil Storey
county, kilograms from towns ~ Gil
parts of the State have been received an
pouucing that steps had been taken iot
raising money for the same object.